Doflamingo Found the Way First

"Fake."

Luo glanced at the nautical chart only once.

Doflamingo chuckled a few times.

"You didn't even look at the route your parents drew?"

"They won't mark the starting point at sea."

Where is the logo?

"Tell me First Patient."

"Exchange it for the Throne."

"I no longer have permission."

"You just lost your doctor's privileges."

Doflamingo pushed the chart forward a little.

There is a White Swallow mark in the lower right corner of the paper.

Luo recognized the mark.

Every time my father revised the flight route, he would draw a swallow with a missing tail feather next to the date.

It's also in this picture.

"Where is the original?" Luo asked.

"On my ship."

Who gave it to you?

"Dead."

"Name."

"You know too many dead people, which one are you asking about?"

Lami said softly, "The picture is in Mom's box."

Luo looked at her.

"You've seen it?"

I was right next to her when she put it away.

What happened next?

"The box was given to Uncle Miiru."

Doflamingo clapped his hands twice.

"My younger sister has a better memory."

Luo turned to Wa Tie'er's communications page.

"Did you give him the picture?"

"No."

"Where's Miiru?"

"Captain's cabin of the White Swallow."

"Let him connect."

The system indicated that the area where Miiru was located had lost signal.

Doflamingo said, "Don't bother looking, he can't hear you right now."

What did you do?

"Simply cut off the White Swallow's external communications."

The ship immediately tilted to starboard.

The wheelchair crashed into the wall, and Luo traded a room for a hospital bed to block it.

Drake steadied himself against the bed frame.

The cable is connected again.

Vegapunk brought up the footage outside the ship.

Hundreds of thin lines wound around the rock pillar and entangled the Stern of the White Swallow, while three other submarines were pulling upwards.

The bear's boat came from the side, but was blocked by the Medical Department's landing craft.

"Lo," Doflamingo tapped the sea chart, "Give me the Throne Core, and I'll release the White Swallow and never touch Lami again."

"You were just treating your First Patient."

People always change their minds.

You won't.

"So what do you think I want?"

"Route."

"I already have the map."

You don't understand.

Doflamingo's smile faltered for a moment.

"Can you understand it?"

"A little more than you."

Tell me about it.

Luo pointed to the edge of the nautical chart.

"Date."

"Year 1490 of the Sea Circle Calendar"

"Specific date."

August 10th.

"On the day of the God Valley Incident."

"So what?"

"My father was still in God Valley that day; it's impossible for him to have been drawing on the White Swallow."

Doflamingo looked down at the date next to the mark.

"It might have been added later."

Which tail feather is missing from the swallow?

"Left."

My father drew the right side.

Lami looked at his brother, his lips moved, but he didn't expose him.

She remembered the swallows her father had painted.

Sometimes the left side is missing, sometimes the right side is missing.

Doflamingo folded up the sea chart.

You're stalling for time.

"The same as you."

Why should I delay?

"Wait for the White Swallow to reach the position you set."

A low rumble came from outside the ship.

Vegapunk increased the detection range, and large red areas appeared in the depths of the sea.

"There is volcanic activity below, and the temperature is rising!"

Drake asked, "Natural activity?"

"Someone has breached the seabed."

Doflamingo unfolds the sea chart again.

"The starting point of this road is just ahead. Hand over the Throne, and I can lead you there."

"Send me the coordinates first," Luo said.

"You agree to the deal?"

"Let me confirm."

"Can."

A set of coordinates appeared on the Throne Page.

Vegapunk immediately stopped him. "Don't enter the White Swallow's navigation! This seabed could erupt at any moment!"

Luo had already raised his hand.

The coordinates were sent into the system.

[God Valley route start point detected]

[Whether to share with external vessels]

"Shared."

Drake turned to look at him.

"You're really going to give it to me?"

"Give."

The coordinates were simultaneously transmitted to Doflamingo's three submarines.

The opposing fleet immediately released part of the towing lines and changed direction to head towards the target area.

Doflamingo stared at Law.

"You're not going to go?"

"The White Swallow can't move."

"I can keep stalling."

"Then let it drag on."

The Parasite String tangled at the Stern tightened again.

The White Swallow was pulled towards the coordinate area.

Vegapunk repeatedly checked the route.

"Luo, these coordinates match the nautical chart. How do you determine it's fake?"

"The nautical chart is real."

"What about the coordinates?"

"Too."

What exactly are you doing?

Law looked at Doflamingo's three ships.

"Let him open the door first."

"What if it really is the starting point?"

"He won't stop as long as he wants the flight path."

Doflamingo obviously heard it too.

"You're using me as a scout?"

You don't have to go.

"The place your parents have been searching for for thirty-eight years is just ahead, are you really going to let me get there first?"

"Willing to give up."

"Luo, you haven't changed. You clearly miss me terribly, but you pretend you don't care."

You haven't changed either.

What hasn't changed?

You always feel that others will do things your way.

Three submarines entered the red zone.

As soon as the first ship passed the rocky ridge, a crack appeared in the seabed.

The scalding seawater, carrying ore, rushed up, causing the ship to lose its balance and crash into the submarine next to it.

The communication screen is shaking.

Doflamingo steadied himself on the chair.

"You changed the coordinates?"

"The coordinates are real."

"You knew something bad would happen there."

"Vegapunk just said that."

"You knew this before you shared it."

Luo did not answer.

A second crack appeared on the seabed.

The Parasite String holding up the White Swallow was broken by the heat flow, and the Stern sank downwards.

Drake pushed open the White Door.

"We can seize the ship now."

Go to the captain's cabin.

"The Parasite String is still there."

"Cut off the main external thread."

"You're staying here?"

"I'm taking Lami back to the ward."

"The area outside is full of the Medical Department personnel."

"So hurry up."

Drake drew his sword and charged into the drain.

Luo carefully moved the fallen rubble piece by piece and pushed Lami back.

Chopper kept reporting her heart rate.

"Slow down, the right side brace of the wheelchair is loose, don't let her wobble!"

"It's stuck."

"That's just a temporary blockage. Find a strap and tie it up."

Luo untied his knife belt and went around the mounting bracket.

Lami watched him finish.

"You just lied to Doflamingo."

"Um."

"Sometimes the swallows Dad draws are missing the left side."

"I know."

"That picture is real."

"Know."

"The coordinates are real too."

"Um."

"You sent him because it's dangerous there?"

The First Patient is still alive.

Therefore, the true starting point cannot be a place where people kill.

Luo pushed her across the puddles.

"The Throne wants people to think the route is a sea route."

"Actually, no?"

"My father wrote down the doctor's handover instructions, the patient's survival, and the maintenance of a heartbeat—these shouldn't have appeared on the nautical chart."

What kind of picture is that?

"Medical records."

Lami touched the old Buttons in his coat pocket.

But Mom told me to remember the sound of the water pipes.

Because sound can guide you.

She also asked me to keep the Buttons safe.

Luo stopped in his tracks.

"When?"

"Through the White Door, I remember something."

What did she say?

"If it says you can't find the way, listen to it."

"Does the Button make a sound?"

"I used to."

Lami took the Button off and put it to his ear.

The boat tilted, Button slipped from her hand, rolling into the shallow water on the ground.

Luo bent down to pick it up.

The heat from outside hit the White Swallow again, and the Button rolled a short distance down the ditch, making a soft tapping sound when it hit the corner of the wall.

One time.

A moment later, then again.

It was not a collision between the ship's hulls.

The sound came from inside the Button.

Luo picked it up and held it close to his ear.

Someone inside was tapping at fixed intervals, the rhythm matching the heartbeat in the ward.

"Was this always like this?"

Lami shook his head.

"It only made a sound when we were near the White Door."

Luo used the Kikoku to pry open the edge of the Button.

The old metal casing broke in two, and a pointer the size of a grain of rice landed in his hand.

The pointer has seventeen scratches.

It did not point to the coordinates on the nautical chart in Doflamingo's possession.

The needle pierced the ship's hull, heading towards another stretch of sea.

Drake's communications came from the captain's cabin.

"The main line has been cut, and I've taken back the helm!"

The bear's submarine also rammed the Medical Department's landing ship, and the White Swallow broke free from the tow and fell back near the rock formation.

The footage from Doflamingo's side has stabilized.

He has left the Red Sea.

"Luo, you've given me a way out."

You're still alive.

"Next time might not be the case."

"Then don't come again."

Doflamingo saw the miniature pointer in Law's hand.

His smile slowly faded.

"So they left the path for Lami."

Luo closed his fingers.

You can't get it.

"I don't need to take it."

"What's the meaning?"

"It's awake."

The seventeen scratches on the Button's outer shell lit up one by one.

The Throne Page was subsequently updated.

[God Valley Original Navigation Beacon detected]

[Holder: Trafalgar Lami]

[The actual flight path calibration has begun]